Factors affecting the utilisation of postpartum care among young mothers in Bangladesh

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-147

  Mosiur Rahman, Md ^a   Haque, Syed Emdadul ^a   Sarwar Zahan, Md ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b BRAC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Medically trained health personnel; Postpartum care; Timing of checkup and Bangladesh; Young mothers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AWARENESS; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79751486472     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00953.x     Document Type: Article

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